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Product Description
This is a pattern for an Abstract Cushion Cover, originaly published in Simply Knitting. The front is in intarsia, the back in stocking stitch with moss stitch edgings. Photos Simply Knitting.
Abstract Cushion Cover by Sian Brown
What is Being Made
This is a downloadable knitting pattern for a 40 x 40 cm cushion cover featuring an abstract design. The cushion cover is constructed with a knitted back panel and a patterned front panel that showcases colorwork, finished with button closures for easy insertion and removal of the cushion pad.
Craft and Primary Technique
This project uses knitting as the primary craft method. The pattern employs intarsia colorwork technique on the front panel, which allows for the creation of abstract designs using multiple yarn colors. Intarsia involves working with separate lengths of yarn for different colored sections, creating a flat, non-bulky fabric ideal for cushion covers. The back panel is worked in a single color using basic stockinette stitch.
Stitches Used
The pattern incorporates several fundamental knitting stitches:
- Ribbing (k1, p1): Used for the cast-on edge to create a neat, elastic border that frames the cushion cover
- Stockinette stitch (st st): The primary stitch throughout most of the back panel and as the base for the intarsia colorwork on the front
- Reverse stockinette stitch (rev st st): Used to mark turning rows and create textural definition
- Purl stitch (p): Used in ribbing and as directional markers
- Knit stitch (k): The foundation stitch used throughout the pattern
Difficulty Level
This pattern is rated as intermediate difficulty. While it uses fundamental stitches, the intarsia colorwork technique requires attention to chart reading and managing multiple yarn colors simultaneously, making it suitable for knitters with some experience beyond basic projects.
Materials and Specifications
The pattern calls for Rico Essentials Mega Merino yarn, a blend of 55% wool and 45% merino wool. This yarn weight is classified as chunky
Additional materials include a pair of 6mm knitting needles, a 40 x 40 cm cushion pad for filling, and 5 buttons measuring 20mm (as used on the sample) for closure. The pattern specifies a chunky tension with a gauge of 16 stitches and 21 rows measuring 10 x 10 centimeters over stockinette stitch. Achieving the correct tension is essential for the cushion cover to reach the intended finished dimensions and for the intarsia design to display properly. The cushion cover is worked in two main sections. The back panel begins with a cast-on of 64 stitches using Yarn B and features a ribbed edge for definition. It continues in stockinette stitch using Yarn A until reaching 30 centimeters in length. The front panel incorporates the abstract intarsia design, which is worked from a provided chart over 76 rows. Chart rows are read from right to left on right-side rows and from left to right on wrong-side rows, as is standard for intarsia colorwork. The pattern includes turning rows marked with purl stitches and reverse stockinette to create clean edges and allow for the cushion pad overlap closure system.
Tension and Gauge
Pattern Construction
Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Bulky |
| Featured Products: | Rico Essentials Mega Merino |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Designer: | Sian Brown |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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